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Magic Johnson has appeared in the NBA Finals 9 times (all with the Lakers), in the following years: 1  1980 - defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (was Finals MVP) 2  1982 - defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (was Finals MVP) 3  1983 - lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. 4  1984 - lost to the Boston Celtics.  1985 - defeated the Boston Celtics.
The Pistons had dominated the Eastern Conference, winning 63 games during the regular season. After sweeping the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls in six games, earning a second straight trip to the NBA Finals.In the season before, the Lakers had beaten them in a tough, seven-game series.ollowing the series, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement at 42, after 20 years with the NBA. Pistons' guard Joe Dumars was named MVP for the series. Before the Lakers won in 2009, the Pistons were the last Finals champion to have been the runner-up the previous season as they were in 1988.